Umbrella opening and closing attachment



April 16, 1929. T. P.`GARANK|N UMBRELLA OPENING AND CLOSING ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 5, 1926 THEDRE R @IRN/(IN IN V EN TOR.

WOM/0W A TTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

NIIED A TES l FF ICE THEODRE`P.'GARANKIN, v0F .NEW YORKQNY., ASSIGNOR OF FIFTY PER CENT TO LYDIA UTGOFF, 0F NEW YORK,"NL'Y.

UMBRELLA OPENING AND CLOSING ATTACHMENT.

Application aledfoctober 5,;.1e2e .serial-Na 139,665.

Mydnvention relates tolumbrella opening #and closing attachmentsand has a-,particuylanreference to attachments for'operating locking devices on Vordinary tunbrellas .and parasols. Y

The object ofmyinventionis to provide vanattachment in theform of. a sleeve loosely fmounted on theloWer sliding bushing of an `umbrella in such :manner 'that by turning `thisisleeve one'Way or another the locking orun-lockingrofxthe sliding bushing can be accomplished automatically.

Vinthe ordinaryrconstruction, in order to open Van'umbrella `it` is :necessary to insert :onesnger between the ends of the umbrellaribs, to depress the springlock with theinger. and` then to move the bushing with theribsup until it is locked in an open position. These operations are accompanied .with certain inconveniences, the linger may be -bruised lor pinched, especially When =re leasing vumbrella from the open position, gloves may bei damaged etc. y

Vith my attachment the release or depression. ofthe lockV is'vperformed by the sleeve which should be held in one hand, While the umbrella handle is turned by the other. The

attachment sleeve depresses or releases they spring latch according to the direction of rotation of the sleeve.

My invention is more fully described in the accompanying specification and drawing in Which- Fig. 1 is a partial elevation of an umbrella With my attachment, Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional vievs7 taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is an elevation of a modilied attachment, adapted to be applied to ordinary umbrellas, Fig. 5 is another modilication, Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional viev7 taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional elevation of my attachment.

My attachment consists of an operating sleeve 1 loosely mounted on an umbrella sleeve or bushing 2, the latter being slidably mounted on a shaft 3 of an umbrella. The bushing 2 has a circular enlargement 7 on its upperportion with slots for the ends of umbrella bars 4 of an ordinary construction. The shaft 3 is provided with aslot 16 for a locking latch 5. This latch has a resilient extension 15 of such shape that it tends to forcethev operating portion of the latch out vof the -slotl6. vllVith `the umbrella fully folded the slot13of the bushing?J registers With the slot 16V with the latch passing througlrboth of .these slots as can be seen inFigs. 1,2, 4, 5,. 6 and 7. 'The straight The sleeve 1 has enlarged or ared out ends placed betWeen therings 7 on topand a vflange-8:on the bottom of the bushingA 2. -Wth'thisarrangement the sleeve 1 can be revolved on ithe bushing 2 moving-With it ;up.or downl onfthe shafty 3.

. rFliesbushing 2 has a second slot 26 prefer- .ablycat 9.0 degreeswvith'the first slot l16 for the i upper locking f'latclr (not shown) which serves tolockftheumbrellain an open position.

rIn order to Afacilitate the-*turning of the sleeve lit may be'provided withknobs or buttons 10.

The proper operating position of the sleeve 1 on the bushing 2 is indicated by punched out resilient lugs 9 adapted to engage indicating holes l1 and 12 in the shaft 3.

Instead of making separate holes 11 and 12 With a lug or tongue 9, two resilient tongues 9 may be provided, at 180 degrees from each other, located in the upper portionV of the sleeve 1. These tongues are adapted to register with the slot 16 in different respective positions.

The operation of my attachment is as fol` lows:

The umbrella handle 14 is held in one hand and the sleeve 1 in the other. The handle is then turned in a direction of an arrow 14 until the tongue 9- registers With the hole 11 (or tongue 9 With the slot 16). -During this rotation the rounded or raised edge 6 of the sleeve 1 slides over the inclined edge of the latch 5, thereby forcing it inside of the tubular shaft 3. The bushing 2 with the sleeve 1 is then free to be moved up until the umbrella is fully open in Which position the upper spring latch (not shown), identical in construction With the latch 5, engages the slot 26. In this position the opening 1 is located opposite the slot 26 leaving the looI upper latch free to engage'they slot 26. `In order to fold or to close the umbrella the sleeve 1 is held in one hand and the handlel v. l/linvthe other and the latter turned against r the arrow 14. 'The lower portion of the edge 6 will then slide over the inclined edge oi' the upper latch thereby forcing tlie'latter4 inside and releasing the sleeves 2 and 1.

A modifi-ed arrangement is shown in Fig. 4, which may be used for ordinary types of umbrellas. The sleeve 17 is open on one side' so that it can be forced over the bushing -18. F or this purpose it should be preferably made of a resilient material such as spring steel. It maybe provided with a circular groove .to init overthe lower web 19 of the bushing 18. This groove and the rings 7 will prevent 1 'the sleeve 17 from sliding oli the bushing 18. In case when the web 19 is too small to hold thesleeve 17, a circular clamp 20 may be provided. It consists of two halves joined together with screws 22 in the lugs 23. Hooks 21 extend over the edges of the rings 7. The clamp fits over the upper i'lange 27 of the sleeve 17 keeping it in engagement with the bushing 18 but at the same time 35 stantially the saine as with the other forms disclosed, but in depressing the latch 5 thc middle portion of the pocket acts on the highest point of the latch 5, gradually bringing it down into the hollow of the shaft 3, when the handle'llt is turned andthe sleeve 1 held stationary.

Important advantages of my attachment are that it canV be used with ordinary umbrellas and facilitates the manipulations of opening the umbrella and of closing or folding it. It provides intermediate means for acting on the umbrella spring latches thereby relieving the user of the'umbrella from the necessity to Vuse lingers in depressing the latches. n,

Iclaim as my invention:

In an umbrella opening and closing attachment, thecombination with a straight tubular member forming an extension of an ordinary runner of an umbrella and slidably iitted over the yumbrella stem, said.tubular member being provided with a longitudinal slot Yfor a spring latch mounted inside of said umbrella stem, and a second straight tubular member rotatively fitted on said first member and adapted to depress'said latchvinside of said stem thereby .renderingsame 'inoperative, and an outwardly extending pocket at one side of said outertubular member, said'pocket being adapted to receive said 65 latch thereby rendering same operative.

Signed at .New York, in the county of New York and State of lNew York.

THEODORE P. GARANKIN. 

